Florida Highway Patrol officer and driver suffer serious injuries in accident in Miami-Dade

MIAMI DADE COUNTY, Florida. – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and the driver of a Toyota Camry were injured in a crash in the Golden Glades area of ​​Miami-Dade County early Saturday morning.

According to Lt. Alex Camacho, a spokesman for FHP, the driver of the Toyota Camry “lost control” while traveling south on Interstate 95, skidded on the wet road and collided with a parked FHP Dodge Challenger.

Camacho reported that the FHP trooper was protecting construction workers in the express lanes of southbound I-95 in the area of ​​the Golden Glades Interchange.

“The express lanes were closed due to active construction and the trooper's vehicle was strategically positioned to ensure the safety of workers,” Camacho wrote in a statement.

Firefighters took the injured man to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center with serious injuries. Camacho said the investigation was ongoing Saturday afternoon.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editors Wilson Louis and Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.